The cocoa tree produces many cocoa seeds. The cocoa seeds are used for foods for humans. It also helps humans with diseases.The tree needs to be in the rain forest because cannot survive in dry areas. If you come to the rain forest you will be able to tell these trees from other trees. This is because of the large seeds growing on the trees.
Banana plants grow fruits that are edible for humans and animals. These plants are not trees, but grow as large as trees. During storms these plants can be knocked down easily. These plants are very noticeable in the rain forest because of the fruit growing on them. These plants are amazing to see because you can see how bananas grow!
Strangler figs start out by growing on another tree. You can see the roots of the strangler fig growing on top of the other tree. After the tree has grown so much, the tree it grew on dies. These types of trees can be found in the dark area of the rain forest. Many people find these trees impressive because of the way the roots grow. It is a very bizarre way for a tree to grow. These trees look like they belong in a dark forest in a fairy tell! You will not see such amazing trees anywhere else except the Amazon rain forest.
This type of tree sucks in water through the suction cup structure at the bottom. The water it sucks in is the rainwater that falls. Many different types of species use these trees for different reasons. These trees have lovely flowers that grow on them. The flowers have wonderful colors of pink and yellow on them. It gives the trees a pop of color!